Meanings
nounimprovidence (plural improvidences)
plural improvidences
- The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Middle Englishin-
- Englishim-
- Englishprovidence
- Englishimprovidence
From im- + providence.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian непредвидливост
- непредвидливост (nepredvidlivost)state of being improvident
Catalan imprevisió
- imprevisióstate of being improvident
Dutch zorgeloosheid, overhaasting
- zorgeloosheidstate of being improvident
- overhaastingstate of being improvident
French improvidence
- improvidencestate of being improvident
Polish nieprzezorność, lekkomyślność
- nieprzezornośćstate of being improvident
- lekkomyślnośćstate of being improvident
Spanish improvidencia, imprevisión
- improvidenciastate of being improvident
- imprevisiónstate of being improvident
Welsh annarbodaeth
- annarbodaethstate of being improvident
Cite this entry
APA
improvidence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/improvidence
MLA
“improvidence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/improvidence. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “improvidence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/improvidence.
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